Lip stick rouge blender



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UNITED STATES searcn 0 PATENT OFFICE LIP STICK ROUGE BLENDER Anna Blum and Ella Blum, Chicago, Ill.

Application August 17, 1935, Serial No. 36,696

7 Claims.

Our invention relates to what may be termed a blender particularly designed for blending a-lip stick rouge after it has been applied to the lips, as well as to remove any excess rouge.

Heretofore it has been customary in applying the lip stick for the user to blend the same or complete the application by using the fingers, it then being necessary to remove the excess rouge from the finger. This practice is not only unsanitary, but it is also inconvenient and often handkerchiefs, guest towels, napkins and the like are ruined by using for removal of the stain from the fingers, and even at times the same may spot the garments.

Our invention has as an object the production of a device of the kind described that is simple, convenient, inexpensive, compact, sanitary, attractive and very eflicient, and which is provided with sufllcient tissue for a considerable number of applications, a fresh supply of which may be renewed from time to time as required.

The same has particularly as an object the production of a device of the kind described which very closely represents the shape and size of a finger tip and which is sufliciently reduced in size and shape that it may be readily carried in a ladys purse, compact or the like.

The invention has among its further objects the production of a blender of the kind described that is adapted to be mounted on an attractive carrier and-which may be renewed on the carrier as the same becomes used up. In the embodiment of the invention shown the device readily lends itself to be constructed as a part of a lip stick holder or on a separate holder forming a companion piece to the lip stick holder.

Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and described will be obvious to those skilled in the art from the disclosure herein given.

To this end our invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts:

Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of a conventional lip stick holder to which our improved invention is applied; v

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the same show ing the several parts separated;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevational view of our improved blender and support for the tissue;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the structure illustrated in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a further enlarged sectional view taken substantially on line 55 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

In the drawing we have shown our improved blender mounted on a lip stick holder or container of conventional type, which holder in itself forms no part of the present invention other than as a mounting or carrier for our blender. As shown, 1 indicates a container or holder provided with a lip stick or stick of rouge 8 which may be projected therefrom to'use as required. When the lip stick is carried in the purse or otherwise, it is covered by a closure 9 arranged to fit over the holder 1 and prevent smearing by the lip stick when not in use, as well as protect it against dust and dirt.

In the device illustrated our blender is mounte on the closure 9 and consists of a narrow strip of fibrous material or tissue, as it is generally known, which is arranged in the form'of a flattened or elongated roll l3. This roll is shown mounted on a carrier consisting of a core I! carried by a bracket or support ll suitably secured on the closure 9. The lip rouge is blended on'the lips and the excess removed by rubbing the lips with the outer ply of tissue at'the end of the tissue roll. After the application of the blender the outer ply of the roll may be readily removed and the device is then clean and ready for the next blending operation. We have indicated at l3. the loose end of the tissue strip which is prevented from unrolling and becoming accidentally displaced by a retaining guide member I preferably pivotally mounted adjacent its lower end on a shaft or pin l5 carried by the ears It at the bottom of the bracket H. The retainer II is preferably provided with a head or upper end I! of a width substantially corresponding with the width of the tissue strip. This end i! also serves as an edge over which the tissue may be torn or severed. The guide I4 is yieldingly maintained in contact with the roll I: by a leaf spring I! or the equivalent mounted on the bracket II and which engages with the lug I! in the lower end of the member H (see Fig. 6). It will be noted by referring to Fig. 6 that the lug ll engages the spring I! slightly below the center line of the shaft l5 so that the spring normally tends to urge the head or upper end I! firmly against the tissue roll and prevent the tissue from unwinding. To remove the slightly used or soiled portion of the tissue strip, the member I is pulled back, as indicated in the dotted lines in Fig. 3, and the end I! of the tissue strip pulled down and thence l4 permitted to come back as shown in Fig. 3. The soiled end of the strip may then be severed if desired, using the top H as a tearing guide.

When all the tissue on the strip has been used up a new tissue roll may be inserted on the core I 2 and the remnants of the old roll, if any, thrown away. Usually the tissue strip is wound on a paper or cardboard core which is pushed on the core I! of the bracket. It will be obvious that owing to the construction of the guide or member H, the same is always maintained in contact with the tissue roll, even though the roll is reduced in size as portions are removed.

As above mentioned, the tissue roll more or less serves as a finger for blending the lip rouge and removing the excess. While it may be used without putting the same on the support, owing to the size and compactness of the tissue roll, the construction shown is particularly convenient as it gives a better grip on the tissue roll and is more sanitary. We prefer to provide a cover or con tainer member 20 for enclosing the blender when the same is not in use so as to prevent the tissue from being torn or soiled.

With our improved blender we have found that the rouge may be smoothly and evenly blended on the lips, and the outline of the lips kept defined, which of course is always desirable. That is to say, the lip stick is not applied leaving a ragged edge and excessive rouge, particularly at the corners of the mouth, is readily removed and in a sanitary manner and as satisfactorily as with the finger. In fact, the sanitary feature is very important as it is not desirable to apply the rouge to the lips with the fingers, particularly after handling money and other articles which may contain disease germs and which may be carried to and implanted on the lips.

Obviously it is not necessary to use a handkerchief, towel or the like for blending or to remove the rouge from the fingers with the same. The used portion of the tissue strip may be immediately disposed of after use, and the blender replaced in the purse or compact ready for use when required.

Having thus described our invention, it is obvious that the same is not limited to the precise construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, nor need all of the features be used conjointly in the same combination and sub-combinations shown as illustrating an embodiment of the invention; we therefore do not wish to be understood as limiting ourselves to the exact construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 7

1. In an article of the class described, the combination with a lip stick holder and closure therefor, of a support mounted on said closure, a roll of fibrous material mounted on said support, and

a retaining and tearing guide engageable with said material at the outer side of said roll.

2. In an article of the class described, the combination with a lip stick holder and closure therefor, oi a support'mountedh said closure, a flattened roll of fibrous material mounted on said support, and a spring actuated retaining and tearing guide engageable with said material at the outer side of said roll.

3. In an article of the class described, the combination with a lip stick holder and closure therefor, of a support mounted on said closure in longitudinal alignment therewith, a flattened roll of fibrous material mounted on said support, a spring actuated retaining member and tearing guide mounted on said support and engageable with said material at the outer side of said roll, and a cover member for said support and roll mounted on said closure in longitudinal alignment therewith.

4. An article of the class described comprising a support, a. flattened roll of fibrous material mounted thereon, and a retaining and tearing guide operatively related to said support and engageable with said material at one side of said roll.

5. An article of the class described comprising a support, a flattened roll of fibrous material mounted thereon, a retaining guide mounted on said support and movable toward and away from said material and engageable therewith at the outer side of said roll, and a spring operatively related to said support and guide for retaining the fibrous material against accidental displacement with respect to said support.

6. An article of the class described comprising a support having a laterally extending transversely elongated core portion, a flattened roll of fibrous material mounted on said core portion, a retaining guide pivotally mounted on said support and engageable with said material at the outer side of said roll, and a spring mounted on said support and operatively related to said guide for yieldingly retaining the fibrous material against accidental displacement with respect to said core portion and support.

7. An article of the class described comprising a support having a laterally extending transversely elongated core portion, a flattened roll of fibrous material mounted on said core portion, a retaining guide pivotally mounted adjacent one of its ends on said support and engageable at its free end with said material at the outer side of said roll, a lug adjacent the pivoted end of said retaining guide, and a spring operatively related to said lug for yieldingly urging the free end of said retaining guide against said fibrous material at the outer side of said roll.

ANNA BLUM. ELLA BLUM. 

